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(11) EP 3 728 967 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
28.10.2020 Bulletin 2020/44

(21) Application number: 18839979.4

(22) Date of filing: 18.12.2018
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F25D 3/12(2006.01)
F17C 6/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2018/066120
(87) International publication number:
WO 2019/126092 (27.06.2019 Gazette 2019/26)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 18.12.2017 US 201762599949 P
17.12.2018 US 201816221906

(71) Applicant: Praxair Technology, Inc.
Danbury, CT 06810 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • ZHOU, Ying
    Naperville, IL 60565 (US)
  • BURSAC, Ranko
    Libertyville, IL 60048 (US)
  • SEVER, Robert
    Northbrook, IL 60062 (US)

(74) Representative: Schwan Schorer & Partner mbB 
Patentanwälte Bauerstrasse 22
80796 München
80796 München (DE)

   


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